Pointed Heels (1929) | Full Movie | w/ William Powell, Fay Wray, Helen Kane, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Phillips Holmes

Comedy | Musical | USA | English | B&W | 58min w/ William Powell, Fay Wray, Helen Kane, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Phillips Holmes Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer in love with Miss Wray, but he won't use his influences to take any advantages.... as usual, he's a perfect gentleman. Pointed Heels was supposed to have been a vehicle for "boop-boop-a-doop" girl Helen Kane, but by the time the film was released, Kane's role was reduced to a supporting part. A backstage musical from the early sound era, Pointed Heels is a must see for two reasons. The first is William Powell, displaying all his suave appeal as a dapper Broadway producer. Powell is a delight to watch. The second reason is Helen "Sugar" Kane, the Broadway singer who became the uncredited model for Betty Boop. In a rare screen role, Kane here interpolates her signature "boop-boop-a-doop" in the numbers "Ain'tcha?" and "I Have to Have You."